Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Lumen Technologies Inc shares valued at $501,781 were purchased by Johnson Kathleen E on Aug 05 ’25. At $3.69 per share, Johnson Kathleen E acquired 135,870 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 9,616,947 shares worth approximately $35.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fowler James purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 46,990 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $4.70 each, the insider now holds 384,056 shares.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on May 05, 2025, Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $4.50. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of February 21, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for LUMN. Earlier on August 16, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for LUMN stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing LUMN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE: LUMN] plunged -1.60% to $3.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $3.63, but it reached a high of $3.78 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -16.85%. Over the course of the year, Lumen Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 42.86%.
Is Lumen Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lumen Technologies Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.89 million shares to 66.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 69.65 million shares. A decline of -4.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.96.
Which companies own the most shares of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN)?
In terms of Lumen Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.38% from the previous closing price of $3.76. Analysts anticipate Lumen Technologies Inc stock to reach 10 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.15. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Lumen Technologies Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
